Opyrus Blog for Authors and Writers

Published On Sep 27, 2014

5 Helpful Writing Tools for Independent Authors

Writing can be a lonely occupation. After all, most professionals are surrounded by co-workers throughout their working day, co-workers who can advise them on how to solve most any problem. However, as a writer or self-published author you are...

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Published On Oct 27, 2014

No Time to Write Your Book? 6 Ways to Carve Out an Hour Each Day

There's never enough time to write.

You've got a full-time job, or you write for clients, or you have to take care of your family. The self-publishing industry has opened up an entire new world to writers, giving them an incentive to increase their...

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Published On Oct 27, 2014

Backlist Book Marketing -- Making the Older Books Shine

"What do you do when a book has been on the market for awhile? Make it shine with a book marketing campaign to turn a backlist title into a new classic."

There is just so much room on a bookshelf and most of it goes to new publications – that’s a...

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Published On May 26, 2017

Twelve Tips on How to Structure Your Self-Help Business Book

By Thomas Hauck 

A popular (meaning non-scholarly, non-MBA program) book that is aimed at business professionals must satisfy a few very basic requirements. Here is an outline of what you must accomplish with any business book, regardless of...

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Published On Oct 27, 2014

John Allison author of Saturday Night at Sarah Joy’s

Welcome to our Author Interview series.

Today we're featuring an interview with John Allison, author of Saturday Night at Sarah Joy’s. Our author interview series provides an opportunity for our readers to get to know our authors on a deeper level...

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Published On Oct 27, 2014

How to Create Great Marketing Content

As a follow-up to our last Blog here is another on the topic of Content Marketing to get your brain and body further on the path.

In four words....it's all about relevance.

To summarize:

1. Know your audience. What are they interested in?, where...

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Published On Oct 27, 2014

Content Marketing - A Natural and Powerful Way to Market Your Book

Content marketing is one of the best ways to promote your book and your brand.

Since writing is a natural for authors it can be the most powerful way to get in front of your target audience. With compelling content, the right online distribution...

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Published On Aug 14, 2015

Plan a Holiday Book Party

by Sherrie Wilkolaski

If you haven't already started, now is the time to get the ball rolling with planning your marketing goals for the holiday season. The holidays are paramount for authors and a fantastic time for increasing book sales, so it...

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Published On Oct 27, 2014

The Writing Life: Writing as a Business

Originally published on hazelandwren.com

by Sonja Hegman

When we’re children we dream of being artists, cowboys, astronauts, and princesses, but we never follow through with those things. We’re told they’re foolish goals. We’re told that artists...

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